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Big Names Added to Women For Tri Ambassador Team

Minda Dentler, Julie Moss, and Samantha Warriner join Ambassador team; group grows to encompass six regions in the U.S. and seven countries worldwide.

Women For Tri, a program of The IRONMAN Foundation, today announced its 2018 Women For Tri Ambassador Team. The Team is made up of 27 regional ambassadors and three brand ambassadors who span seven countries. These female athletes will represent Women For Tri to help overcome barriers and introduce more women to the sport of triathlon at a grassroots level, helping to overcome barriers to entry through the leadership of first-timer initiatives, engaging their community of women in local races, leveraging their position as triathlon influencers through social media campaigns and the continued building of the Women For Tri global social community of more than 40,000 women.

"We are delighted to announce our 2018 Women For Tri Ambassadors; talented, committed women who represent the very best of our mission," said Kyrsten Sinema, Chair of the Women For Tri Advisory Committee and U.S. Representative from Arizona. "This year, we’ve continued to expand our reach globally, with ambassadors in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States."

Women For Tri welcomes three Brand Ambassadors to the 2018 team: Minda Dentler, the first ever female hand-cyclist to finish the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i in 2013; Julie Moss, a trailblazer for women in long course triathlon
who brought significant exposure to the sport with her 1982 finish at the IRONMAN World Championship; and Samantha Warriner, standout triathlete and competitor for New Zealand in triathlon at the 2004 Olympic Games.

The Women For Tri Ambassador Committee, a subcommittee of the Women For Tri Committee of Advisors, selected these athletes based on their dedication to the Women For Tri mission and their already positive impact in the female triathlon community. The Women For Tri Ambassador Committee comprises four female leaders in the sport: co-chairs Joanna Graham and Moira Horan, professional triathlete Rachel Joyce, and American actress Katherine Kelly Lang.